Article: Among goals at EADS - at least 1 U.S. acquisition DEALTALK

Tim Hepher Reuters
International Herald Tribune
03-11-2008
Among goals at EADS - at least 1 U.S. acquisition DEALTALK
Byline: Tim Hepher Reuters
Edition: 1
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

PARIS --

European Aeronautic Defense & Space, the parent of Airbus, wants to identify acquisition targets this year, at least one of them in the United States, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters. The memo comes as EADS battles opposition within the U.S. Congress to its tanker deal with the U.S. Air Force.

Louis Gallois, the chief executive of EADS, told members of the staff that one of the group's Top 10 objectives for 2008 was to "propose two acquisition projects in the field of defense, ...

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